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Recession-Proof Metropolitan Areas and Industries

How recession-proof was your metro area or industry in the last 2 recessions?

Auburn-Opelika, AL was 78% recession-proof during the recession of 2001. In other words, it grew 78% of the time (each month compared to 12 months earlier) during the recession. However, it was only 23% recession-proof during the recession of 2007 - 2009.

Mining and Logging was 78% recession-proof during the recession of 2001. In other words, it grew 78% of the time (compared to 12 months earlier) during the recession. However, it was only 68% recession-proof during the recession of 2007 - 2009.

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----- 50% and up
----- 25% and up
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Recession-Proof Metropolitan Areas
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Notes

All trends are calculated from BLS data. For each month during a recession, we compared employment to 12 months earlier, or year-over-year.

The recession of 2001 lasted from March thru November. The recession of 2007 started in December and probably ended in July 2009. These data go thru August 2009.